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    5 Sleeper Fights To Watch At UFC 311

    January 17, 2025
    The Best Of The Rest At UFC 311 The first UFC pay-per-view event of 2025 goes down this weekend at the brand new Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California and the promotion have stacked the deck with two amazing title fights at the top end of the card. Pound-for-pound number one Islam Makhachev will put his lightweight strap on the line against Renato Moicano, after his original opponent Arman Tsarukyan picked up an injury at […]

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  • UFC Fight Night Tampa Staff Predictions
    December 14, 2024
    GOOD MORNING, FIGHT FANS! Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with another fantastic fight night from the UFC –  this time from Amelie Arena in Tampa, Florida. It is an event which sees the return of Colby “Chaos” Covington, who takes on Joaquin “New Mansa” Buckley in a titanic welterweight main event. With that in mind, the staff here at Fight Bananas are back with Round 2 of our event predictions. Read on to find […]
  • BREAKING NEWS: Conor McGregor GUILTY of Dublin R*** in 2018
    November 22, 2024
    UFC star Conor McGregor has been found civilly liable for raping a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018, and has been fined 248,000 Euros (around $258,000). “Brutally r***d and battered” – Civil Jury Delivers Damning Verdict The case centred around a sexual encounter between McGregor, a second man (James Lawrence), the Claimant and another woman in December 2018, a couple of months following McGregor’s devastating defeat to Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov. The woman at […]
  • Change On The Horizon? Judge Rejects UFC Antitrust Settlement
    August 5, 2024
    Amidst all of the typically busy furore of the world of combat sports, one of the biggest stories of the year has actually come from outside the Octagon, as opposed to within the confines of the cage; in fact, it has come from a Nevada courtroom, where the settlement (totalling $335 million) of a pair of class action lawsuits against Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC has been rejected. Stay tuned to find […]
  • REPORT: Daniel Jacobs vs Shane Mosley Jr to co-main Diaz/Masvidal
    May 31, 2024
    Ladies and gentlemen, we’re getting ever-closer to our July 6th night of boxing, featuring UFC legends Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal facing off in Anaheim, California. Today, though, some big news was announced for the event, with the co-main event being unveiled; and it’s a big one. Jacobs and Mosley Jr to meet in Anaheim, CA Daniel Jacobs (37-4, 30 KOs) is a two-time former middleweight world champion, having held the WBA middleweight world title […]
  • New England Fights: Christian Turner in to fight Kyle Pufahl at NEF 57
    April 11, 2024
    Ladies and gentlemen, one of the hottest organisations on the regional scene is back with another epic night of fights! April 20th sees New England Fights present “NEF 57” from the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. Last week, the promotion announced that the card will feature an extra professional catchweight bout; Kyle Pufahl will now face Christian Turner in a fight with a weight limit of 161 pounds. Fighting out of Nostos MMA in […]
August 20, 2024
Published by Phillip Dean on August 20, 2024

DWCS WEEK 2 PREVIEW | GUSTAFSSON V PYTLIK

Now then degenerinos its Tuesday night and that can only mean one thing. Uncle Dana’s Contender Series is back in full swing as we get into week twos card from The Apex in Las Vegas. If this weeks card is anything like last Tuesdays, we are in for a wild one! So, lets get into it. Opening the card this week we head to the Bantamweight division. BILLY BRAND V CODY HADDON. Shoutout to my […]
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August 16, 2024
Published by Elle on August 16, 2024

PFL Playoffs 1: Hollywood Live Results

EARLY CARD: 6:30 PM ET (ESPN+)   Showcase Women’s Featherweight: Michelle Montague v Marilia Morais Michelle Montague remains undefeated with a 1st round finish. Result: Rd 1 1:44 by Rear Naked Choke   Showcase Featherweight: Jordan Oliver v Braydon Akeo Jordan Oliver gets a big win in his PFL debut. Result: UD 30-27, 29-28, 29-28   Showcase Welterweight: Thad Jean v Chris Brown Thad Jean wins an exciting three round fight in front of a […]
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August 15, 2024
Published by Phillip Dean on August 15, 2024

PFL PLAYOFFS | MAIN CARD PREVIEW | 16th AUGUST 2024.

Friday night in Hollywood anyone? Don’t worry your boys got you covered with something to do. As PFL take over the Hard Rock to showcase a exciting 5 fight card, which includes the lightweight and light heavyweight semi finals. Its WIN OF GO HOME! Opening up the main card is a lightweight fight which includes an athlete that no doubt was throwing punches from day one. BIAGGIO ALI WALSH V BRIAN STAPLETON.  When you have […]
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August 15, 2024
Published by Elle on August 15, 2024

PFL Hollywood Weigh-in Results: 1 weight miss, all semi-finalists make weight

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9-11:30 PM ET) Light Heavyweight Semi-final Impa Kasanganay (203.8) v Josh Silveira (205.2) Light Heavyweight Semi-final Rob Wilkinson (206.0) v Dovlet Yagshimuradov (205.6) Lightweight Semi-final Gadzhi Rabadanov (155.8) v Michael Dufort (155.8) Lightweight Semi-final Brent Primus (155.2) v Clay Collard (155.6) Showcase Lightweight Biaggio Ali Walsh (155.4) v Brian Stapleton (160.6)*   EARLY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 PM ET) Showcase Bantamweight Danny Sabatello (135.6) v Lazaro Dayron (135.8) Alternate Lightweight Elvin Espinoza (156.0) […]
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August 14, 2024
Published by Keelin McNamara on August 14, 2024

The Curious Case of Conor McGregor

UFC President Dana White confirmed in the post-fight press conference of Season 8, Episode 1 of “Dana White’s Contender Series” that McGregor, who has been scheduled to fight “Iron” Michael Chandler, will now not be fighting in 2024. Ladies and gentlemen, MMA’s worst-kept secret has been confirmed – Conor McGregor will go another year without appearing inside a UFC octagon. McGregor has not appeared in a UFC octagon since his trilogy matchup with Dustin “The […]
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August 13, 2024
Published by Phillip Dean on August 13, 2024

UFC305 PREDICTIONS | MAIN CARD

What’s up fight fans! It’s PPV week in UFC land, as we head over to Perth, Australia. A great card awaits headlined by the former middleweight champ Israel Adesanya trying to take back his world title from current champ Dricus Du Plessis. These two guys have some bad blood to settle, going all the way back to when DDP vowed to become the first “real” African champion. Taking a shot at Adesanyas history and dismissing […]
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August 5, 2024
Published by Keelin McNamara on August 5, 2024

Change On The Horizon? Judge Rejects UFC Antitrust Settlement

Amidst all of the typically busy furore of the world of combat sports, one of the biggest stories of the year has actually come from outside the Octagon, as opposed to within the confines of the cage; in fact, it has come from a Nevada courtroom, where the settlement (totalling $335 million) of a pair of class action lawsuits against Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC has been rejected. Stay tuned to find […]
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August 2, 2024
Published by Elle on August 2, 2024

PFL Playoffs 1 Live Results

EARLY CARD: 5pm ET (ESPN+)   Showcase Welterweight: Kevin Pease v Nick Meck Kevin Pease wins by unanimous decision victory in his PFL debut. Result: UD 29-28, 29-28, 29-28   Showcase Catchweight: Jaleel Willis v Anthony Ivy Anthony Ivy comes back in the second for a big finish. Result: Rd 2 4:49 by Rear Naked Choke   Showcase Catchweight: Sergio Cossio v Dedrek Sanders Dedrek Sanders gets a quick finish in the first. Result: Rd […]
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August 1, 2024
Published by Dave Van Auken on August 1, 2024

PFL Nashville Weigh In Results

Official weigh-in results for PFL Playoffs 1 in Nashville, TN: Written by: Elle Dawson   MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9-11 PM ET)   Heavyweight Semi-final   Denis Goltsov (247.6) v Tim Johnson (265.8)   Women’s Flyweight Semi-final   Dakota Ditcheva (125.2) v Jena Bishop (125.2)   Heavyweight Semi-final   Oleg Popov (247.2) v Linton Vassell (248.0)   Women’s Flyweight Semi-final   Liz Carmouche (127.0)* v Taila Santos (125.8)     EARLY CARD (ESPN+, 6 PM ET) […]
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July 26, 2024
Published by Phillip Dean on July 26, 2024

UFC304 | MAIN CARD PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS | MANCHESTER

WHATS UP FIGHT FANS! MANCHESTER STAND UP! Now I have strong connections to Manchester since birth, and if I could have attended 304, trust me I would have. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be tuned in LIVE on Saturday night! Plus I still have the pleasure of writing this article for Fight Bananas to breakdown the main card! So with that, LETS F*%KING GO! 1st up, we go to the card opener! What an […]
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